Founded in 2006, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan research and educational institute—a think tank—focusing on a host of critical issues at the intersection of technological innovation and public policy. Its mission is to formulate and promote policy solutions that accelerate innovation and boost productivity to spur growth, opportunity, and progress.
Despite assertions from various quarters that intellectual property (IP) rights present a barrier in marshaling an effective global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is simply no evidence it is true. In fact, IP has proved to be indispensable in developing needed and effective vaccines and therapeutics.